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Staff Report for a Resolution Adopting a Complete Streets Policy for Regional and County Funding Requirements
Staffreport
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a Complete Streets Policy Resolution to meet the requirements of the Alameda County Transportation Commission (Alameda CTC) Measure B funding and Vehicle Registration Fee funding and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) One Bay Area Grant funding.
BACKGROUND
Complete Streets
Complete streets are generally defined as streets that are safe and convenient for all users of the roadway, including pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists, persons with disabilities, users and operators of public transit, seniors, children, and movers of commercial goods. A Complete Street is the result of comprehensive planning, programming, design, construction, operation, and maintenance, and should be appropriate to the function and context of the street. There is no singular design prescription for Complete Streets; each one is unique and responds to its community context. A Complete Street may include: sidewalks, bike lanes, special bus lanes, comfortable and accessible public transportation stops, frequent and safe crossing opportunities, median islands, accessible pedestrian signals, curb extensions, narrower travel lanes, roundabouts, and more. Over 400 communities in the U.S. have supported building Complete Streets, through the adoption of Complete Streets policies.
Alameda County has experienced tremendous growth in the number of people bicycling and walking. Counts done by the Alameda CTC show that since 2002 bicycling has increased by 75 percent and walking by 47 percent. As more facilities are built, evidence shows that even more people will likely be attracted to these modes. At the same time, transit ridership has also been increasing, and this trend is expected to continue. The Alameda Countywide Transportation Plan projects that there will be a 130 percent incr...
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